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Sensitivity Analysis Of Development Parameters On The Production Temperature Of Karst Geothermal Reservoirs: A Case Study Of The Qingfeng Area In Henan, China, Han Yun, Li Kewen, He Jifu, Wang Xinwei, Gao Nan’An Jan 2024

Sensitivity Analysis Of Development Parameters On The Production Temperature Of Karst Geothermal Reservoirs: A Case Study Of The Qingfeng Area In Henan, China, Han Yun, Li Kewen, He Jifu, Wang Xinwei, Gao Nan’An

Coal Geology & Exploration

The temperature of produced geothermal water serves as a pivotal indicator influencing the efficiency of geothermal energy utilization, with a higher temperature corresponding to more effective geothermal reservoir exploitation. For karst geothermal reservoirs, recognized as a significant type of geothermal reservoir, the temperature of produced geothermal water is influenced by reservoir parameters. Focusing on the Ordovician karst geothermal reservoirs in the Qingfeng area, Henan Province, this study established a geological model of the reservoirs, followed by numerical simulations based on thermal flow and well-reservoir coupling using the data of seven geothermal wells. The purpose is to explore the effects of …


Learning Variable Neighborhood Search Algorithm For Transportation-Assembly Collaborative Optimization Problem, Tengfei Zhang, Rong Hu, Bin Qian, Lü Yang Jun 2023

Learning Variable Neighborhood Search Algorithm For Transportation-Assembly Collaborative Optimization Problem, Tengfei Zhang, Rong Hu, Bin Qian, Lü Yang

Journal of System Simulation

Aiming at transportation-assembly collaborative optimization problems,an integer programming model is established, and a learning variable neighborhood search with decomposition strategy (LVNS_DS) is proposed. To reduce the difficulty of solving the problem, a decomposition strategy is designed to decompose the original problem into a path planning problem and an assembly line balance problem. LVNS is used to solve the two subproblems, and the subproblem solutions are merged to obtain the complete solution of the original problem.Compared with the conventional VNS, LVNS transforms the neighborhood structure according to the neighborhood action probability value, and dynamically updates the probability value according …


Predicting Radiated Emissions From An Electrical Drive System, Giorgi Tsintsadze, Haran Manoharan, Daryl G. Beetner, Daniel Commerou, Brain Booth, Kerry Martin Jan 2023

Predicting Radiated Emissions From An Electrical Drive System, Giorgi Tsintsadze, Haran Manoharan, Daryl G. Beetner, Daniel Commerou, Brain Booth, Kerry Martin

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A Measurement-Based SPICE Model is Proposed to Predict Radiated Emissions from an Electrical Drive System over a Frequency Range from 20-300 MHz. the Model Combines a Model for the Radiated Emissions from the Cabling and Housings with a Model for Coupling Inside the Electrical Motor. the Electromagnetic Properties of the Cabling and Housings Were Captured with Measured S-Parameters. the Coupling Mechanisms Inside the Electrical Machine Were Represented using a Circuit- Element based Model. the Intent is to Provide Insight into How Coupling Mechanisms and Placement of Structures in the Motor Affect Radiated Emissions from the Drive System, and to Give …


Versatile And Robust Non-Iterative Coupling Algorithm For Vehicle-Structure Interaction, Arya Datta Oct 2022

Versatile And Robust Non-Iterative Coupling Algorithm For Vehicle-Structure Interaction, Arya Datta

Theses and Dissertations

The dynamic analysis of the vehicle-structure interactions can be extremely computationally expensive. A general non-iterative coupling algorithm based on the substructure approach has been presented. It retains the advantage of the substructure approach that smaller subsystems are solved instead of a large system, which is usually solved when monolithic systems are solved. However, the advantage of using this general coupling approach is that it is non-iterative in nature, instead of the substructure approach that usually uses iterative procedure. The general coupling algorithm developed has been implemented to analyze dynamic interactions between the vehicle and the structure, both in two and …


Design Of Wideband Decoupling Networks For Mimo Antennas Based On An N-Ary Optimization Algorithm, Min Li, Kwan Lawrence Yeung, Lijun Jiang, Ross Murch May 2022

Design Of Wideband Decoupling Networks For Mimo Antennas Based On An N-Ary Optimization Algorithm, Min Li, Kwan Lawrence Yeung, Lijun Jiang, Ross Murch

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Techniques for reducing the coupling between antenna elements in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems are important for achieving the full potential of MIMO. In this article, a general and systematic method is developed to design a wideband decoupling and matching network (DMN) for MIMO antenna arrays. The DMN is formed by grid-like transmission lines interconnected by lumped components, whose reactance can be obtained from an N-ary optimization algorithm. Four design benchmarks are performed for validating decoupling methodology, elaborating on design/implementation procedure, and demonstrating superiority of the proposed method. Results show that the DMN achieves broad isolation bandwidth while occupying a small …


Novel Cma Scheme To Design Self-Decoupled Mimo Dipole Pair For Base-Station Applications, Min Li, Bing Xiao, Changfei Zhou, Di Wu, Kwan Lawrence Yeung, Lijun Jiang, Ross Murch Apr 2022

Novel Cma Scheme To Design Self-Decoupled Mimo Dipole Pair For Base-Station Applications, Min Li, Bing Xiao, Changfei Zhou, Di Wu, Kwan Lawrence Yeung, Lijun Jiang, Ross Murch

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This article presents a novel method to design multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antennas based on characteristic mode analysis (CMA), which is different from using individual excitation of each characteristic mode for high isolation. The CMA is performed to design a pair of symmetric slots on two connected dipole antennas (a MIMO dipole pair), so that two desired characteristic modes can be generated at the same frequency, one of which is in common mode and the other in differential mode. Hence, when one antenna element is excited, the two characteristic modes combine and cancel each other at the other antenna element, leading to …


De-Embedding For Coupled Three-Port Devices, Yuandong Guo, Bo Pu, Donghyun Kim, Jun Fan Jan 2022

De-Embedding For Coupled Three-Port Devices, Yuandong Guo, Bo Pu, Donghyun Kim, Jun Fan

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In many applications, the device under test (DUT) is embedded into a test setup. Various de-embedding techniques have been proposed to expose the real electrical behaviors of a DUT, e.g., the traditional thru-reflect-line and short-open-load-thru algorithms, where the T-matrix and its inverse form are adopted in the mathematical process. In the fields of radiofrequency and electromagnetic compatibility, a DUT may have three coupled ports, and the symmetry in the associated S-matrix breaks down, because the numbers of entry and exist ports are not equal, which results in a non-square T-matrix based upon the definitions. Given that the inverse expression of …


A General Coupling Methodology For Unsteady Aerostructural Optimization With Analytic Derivatives, Taylor Mcdonnell, Adam Cardoza, Denis-Gabriel Caprace, Andrew Ning Jan 2022

A General Coupling Methodology For Unsteady Aerostructural Optimization With Analytic Derivatives, Taylor Mcdonnell, Adam Cardoza, Denis-Gabriel Caprace, Andrew Ning

Faculty Publications

Multidisciplinary design optimization offers a comprehensive approach for designing complex aerostructural systems such as wind turbines. Gradient-based multidisciplinary design optimization can be used to optimize complex systems using large numbers of design variables. However, the convergence of gradient-based optimization methods to an optimal solution is highly dependent on the accuracy of the provided derivatives. In this paper, we propose a general method for creating unsteady coupled systems for steady-state, eigenvalue, and time-domain analyses. We then describe how highly accurate derivatives may be obtained from these analyses using a combination of automatic differentiation and analytic methods (including the unsteady adjoint). Finally, …


Dual-Band Decoupling Network For Mimo Antennas, Min Li, Lijun Jiang, Kwan Lawrence Yeung Jan 2022

Dual-Band Decoupling Network For Mimo Antennas, Min Li, Lijun Jiang, Kwan Lawrence Yeung

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper presents a novel method to design a decoupling network (DN) to increase isolation between dual-band antennas. The DN design is based on the scattering matrix and optimized by the Genetic Algorithm (GA). The decoupling example shows that the DN offers impedance matching and high isolation within desired bands, verifying the concept.


A Fast Cascading Method For Predicting The Coupling From External Plane Waves To Pcbs, Shengxuan Xia, James Hunter, Aaron Harmon, Mohamed Z.M. Hamdalla, Ahmed M. Hassan, Chulsoon Hwang, Victor Khilkevich, Daryl G. Beetner Jan 2022

A Fast Cascading Method For Predicting The Coupling From External Plane Waves To Pcbs, Shengxuan Xia, James Hunter, Aaron Harmon, Mohamed Z.M. Hamdalla, Ahmed M. Hassan, Chulsoon Hwang, Victor Khilkevich, Daryl G. Beetner

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The radio frequency (RF) coupling to electronic devices impacts their EMC performance. The functionalities of a working electronic device may be disrupted when the electromagnetic (EM) coupling reaches a certain level. Studies of the EM coupling to printed circuit boards (PCBs) are therefore essential for RF susceptibility and EMC purposes. For decades, researchers focused on the analytical modeling of EM coupling to transmission lines. However, when it comes to more realistic PCBs the analysis usually still relies heavily on full-wave simulations because of the complexity of the structures and the lack of analytical solutions. Using a traditional full-wave modeling approach, …


Dry Reforming Of Methane Using Microwave Irradiated Metal Oxide/Coal Char Catalysts, Anthony Carter Jan 2021

Dry Reforming Of Methane Using Microwave Irradiated Metal Oxide/Coal Char Catalysts, Anthony Carter

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

This research focuses on the synthesis of both shaped and amorphous powder materials, the combination of these materials with dried Powder River Basin (PRB) coal char, and their reactionary properties with methane and carbon dioxide gasses with conventional and microwave (MW) heating. The first goal of this project was to synthesize shaped micro and nano sized particles with ideal dielectric properties for converting electromagnetic energy into heat and proven capabilities of activating methane. These particles were synthesized via solvothermal, hydrothermal, and co-preceptory treatments alone and onto the surface of dried PRB coal char. PRB is a sub-bituminous, low-ranking coal (LRC) …


Design Of Dual-Band Decoupling Network For Two Antennas, Min Li, Lijun Jiang, Kwan Lawrence Yeung Jan 2021

Design Of Dual-Band Decoupling Network For Two Antennas, Min Li, Lijun Jiang, Kwan Lawrence Yeung

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper presents a dual-band decoupling network for two antennas. Design formulas are derived with systematic design procedures. Two benchmarks are presented to elaborate on the design procedure. Results show that the network offers impedance matching, high isolation, and high efficiency at both frequencies, verifying the proposed concept and theory.


Simulation Of Influence Of Lightning On Internal Electromagnetic Environment Of Computer, Gaihong Du, Yangmeng Tian, Caixia Wang, Hongwei Wang Jun 2020

Simulation Of Influence Of Lightning On Internal Electromagnetic Environment Of Computer, Gaihong Du, Yangmeng Tian, Caixia Wang, Hongwei Wang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Through XFDTD software simulating strong lightning electromagnetic pulse of 50KV lightning electric field strength, rising edge about 50ns, and pulse width about 2000ns coupled with a desktop computer, the curves of the coupled electric field with time and the curves of the energy density with time at several typical locations in the chassis are obtained; the shielding effectiveness of different locations inside the computer is analyzed. Simulation results suggest that the electromagnetic field strength produced in the chassis has no damage to the computer node while coupling energy generated in the hole is large in comparison with the threshold …


Simulation On Switch Reluctance Motor Vibration Under Load Condition Based On Ansys, Luan Ru, Jinru Guo Jun 2020

Simulation On Switch Reluctance Motor Vibration Under Load Condition Based On Ansys, Luan Ru, Jinru Guo

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: At present, the research on the vibration problem of switched reluctance motor is limited to the natural mode analysis under no-load condition. The coupling calculation of transient electromagnetic field and structure dynamic field in SRM is deduced. It is proved that the vibration results of SRM can be obtained under the load. An improved simulation method is proposed to improve the data link of Workbench ANSYS, and to realize the direct coupling of the whole data link between the transient electromagnetic field and the transient structural dynamic field. The simulation method is described in detail for a specific SRM …


Research For Co-Simulation Of 7dof Manipulator Based On Adams And Matlab, Chen Gang, Qicai Zhou, Wu Jing, Yan Nan Jun 2020

Research For Co-Simulation Of 7dof Manipulator Based On Adams And Matlab, Chen Gang, Qicai Zhou, Wu Jing, Yan Nan

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to study the redundant robot joint coupling effect on the control of the robot, the model of 7DOF manipulator was built based on SolidWorks, then co-simulation of ADAMS and MATLAB was researched; PD servo control scheme of single joint was designed based on the distributed control, the dynamic response curve of each joint of the manipulator was obtained in the process of synchronous movement, and the simulation of the end actual actuator was researched with the interference of the external environment. The results show that each joint and end effector response is well, the rationality of the …


A General And Systematic Method To Design Neutralization Lines For Isolation Enhancement In Mimo Antenna Arrays, Min Li, Lijun Jiang, Kwan Lawrence Yeung Jun 2020

A General And Systematic Method To Design Neutralization Lines For Isolation Enhancement In Mimo Antenna Arrays, Min Li, Lijun Jiang, Kwan Lawrence Yeung

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A general and systematic approach is the first time proposed in this paper to design the neutralization line (NL) for isolation enhancement in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna arrays. Each NL consists of a metal strip and a reactive component attached at its middle position. It is connected with every two antenna radiators to generate an additional coupling path against the original antenna coupling for isolation enhancement. A general network model that leads to a systematic design procedure is developed to meet the required isolation criteria. Three practical examples are presented and used to verify the proposed NL-based decoupling technique (DT). …


Increasing Isolation Between Closely Spaced X-Band Planar Transmit/Receive Antennas, Jacob Bartschi Mar 2020

Increasing Isolation Between Closely Spaced X-Band Planar Transmit/Receive Antennas, Jacob Bartschi

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Coupling between Tx/Rx antennas is a common and much-researched problem that is especially difficult when the antennas both placed close together and on the same plane. New systems with smaller footprints require this kind of placement while still maintaining the same levels of isolation as before. Traditional solutions for coupling involve large and heavy machined parts that are unsuited to compact systems. Many techniques have been proposed over the decades, but few have been applied to X-band antennas in closely spaced configurations. This thesis investigates those techniques, applies them to closely spaced X-band antennas, and compares them to conventional methods …


Ultrahigh Electromechanical Coupling And Its Thermal Stability In (Na1/2bi1/2)Tio3-Based Lead-Free Single Crystals, Chao Chen, Li Yang, Xingan Jiang, Xiaokun Huang, Xiaoyi Gao, Na Tu, Kaizheng Shu, Xiangping Jiang, Shujun Zhang, Haosu Luo Jan 2020

Ultrahigh Electromechanical Coupling And Its Thermal Stability In (Na1/2bi1/2)Tio3-Based Lead-Free Single Crystals, Chao Chen, Li Yang, Xingan Jiang, Xiaokun Huang, Xiaoyi Gao, Na Tu, Kaizheng Shu, Xiangping Jiang, Shujun Zhang, Haosu Luo

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. In this work, we report the ultrahigh electromechanical coupling performance of NBT-6BT-KNN lead-free single crystal at room temperature. The thickness mode electromechanical coupling coefficient (kt) and the 31 mode electromechanical coupling coefficient (k31) reach 69.0% and 45.7%, respectively, which are superior to the PZT-5H lead-based ceramics of kt ~ 60% and k31~39%. In addition, the evolution of the crystal structure and domain morphology is revealed by Raman scattering spectra, a polarizing microscope and piezoelectric force microscopy characterization.


Coupling N2 And Co2 In H2o To Synthesize Urea Under Ambient Conditions, Chen Chen, Xiaorong Zhu, Xiaojian Wen, Yangyang Zhou, Ling Zhou, Hao Li, Li Tao, Qiling Li, Shiqian Du, Tingting Liu, Dafeng Yan, Chao Xie, Yuqin Zou, Yanyong Wang, Ru Chen, Jia Huo, Yafei Liu, Jun Cheng, Hui Su, Xu Zhao, Weiren Cheng, Qinghua Liu, Hongzhen Lin, Jun Luo, Jun Chen, Mingdong Dong, Kai Cheng, Conggang Li, Shuangyin Wang Jan 2020

Coupling N2 And Co2 In H2o To Synthesize Urea Under Ambient Conditions, Chen Chen, Xiaorong Zhu, Xiaojian Wen, Yangyang Zhou, Ling Zhou, Hao Li, Li Tao, Qiling Li, Shiqian Du, Tingting Liu, Dafeng Yan, Chao Xie, Yuqin Zou, Yanyong Wang, Ru Chen, Jia Huo, Yafei Liu, Jun Cheng, Hui Su, Xu Zhao, Weiren Cheng, Qinghua Liu, Hongzhen Lin, Jun Luo, Jun Chen, Mingdong Dong, Kai Cheng, Conggang Li, Shuangyin Wang

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

© 2020, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited. The use of nitrogen fertilizers has been estimated to have supported 27% of the world’s population over the past century. Urea (CO(NH2)2) is conventionally synthesized through two consecutive industrial processes, N2 + H2 → NH3 followed by NH3 + CO2 → urea. Both reactions operate under harsh conditions and consume more than 2% of the world’s energy. Urea synthesis consumes approximately 80% of the NH3 produced globally. Here we directly coupled N2 and CO2 in H2O to produce urea under ambient conditions. The process was carried out using an …


Predicting Power-Transformer Bushings’ Seismic Vulnerability: Mounting Stiffness And Coupling, Jon Bender, Arvin Farid Jun 2019

Predicting Power-Transformer Bushings’ Seismic Vulnerability: Mounting Stiffness And Coupling, Jon Bender, Arvin Farid

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Large power transformers are both expensive and vulnerable to seismic failure. Excessive amplification of earthquake loading to power transformer bushings beyond the bushings’ rated strength can occur if the system’s structural dynamics produce unpredictable and unfavorable resonance behavior. Determining the degree of vulnerability to large seismic amplifications is not straight-forward, and general design recommendations do not always resolve problems that can potentially arise. This paper considers a number of Case studies in an attempt to postulate a set of critical factors, which might facilitate better prediction of bushing amplification. Further, several additional Case studies are summarized in order to add …


Multidisciplinary Coupling Simulation System For Multi-Body Separation Process Of Near Space Vehicles, Tie Ming, Fang Hong, Yu Ying, Caihui Yu, Wang Ling, Dongfei Hu Jan 2019

Multidisciplinary Coupling Simulation System For Multi-Body Separation Process Of Near Space Vehicles, Tie Ming, Fang Hong, Yu Ying, Caihui Yu, Wang Ling, Dongfei Hu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The simulation of coupling dynamics from multi-body movement, flow field and structural stress field plays a significant role in the separation system design for a near space vehicle. In this paper, an elastic-body based multidisciplinary and multi-physics coupling simulation approach is proposed for the vehicle separation process. A multidisciplinary separation simulation system is developed, where the dynamic finite element simulation method for stress field, the high performance numerical simulation method for flow field and the multi-body movement simulation are combined. The proposed simulation system provides an efficient and accurate way to verify the separation scheme and the …


Coupling Topological Insulator Snsb2te4 Nanodots With Highly Doped Graphene For High-Rate Energy Storage, Zhibin Wu, Gemeng Liang, Wei Kong Pang, Tengfei Zhou, Zhenxiang Cheng, Wenchao Zhang, Ye Liu, Bernt Johannessen, Zaiping Guo Jan 2019

Coupling Topological Insulator Snsb2te4 Nanodots With Highly Doped Graphene For High-Rate Energy Storage, Zhibin Wu, Gemeng Liang, Wei Kong Pang, Tengfei Zhou, Zhenxiang Cheng, Wenchao Zhang, Ye Liu, Bernt Johannessen, Zaiping Guo

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Topological insulators have spurred worldwide interest, but their advantageous properties have scarcely been explored in terms of electrochemical energy storage, and their high-rate capability and long-term cycling stability still remain a significant challenge to harvest. p-Type topological insulator SnSb2Te4 nanodots anchoring on few-layered graphene (SnSb2Te4/G) are synthesized as a stable anode for high-rate lithium-ion batteries and potassium-ion batteries through a ball-milling method. These SnSb2Te4/G composite electrodes show ultralong cycle lifespan (478 mAh g−1 at 1 A g−1 after 1000 cycles) and excellent rate capability (remaining 373 mAh g−1 even at 10 A g−1) in Li-ion storage owing to the rapid …


Magnetoelectric Coupling In Nanoscale 0-1 Connectivity, Yan Zong, Zhilian Yue, Pedro M. Martins, Jincheng Zhuang, Yi Du, Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Michael J. Higgins Jan 2018

Magnetoelectric Coupling In Nanoscale 0-1 Connectivity, Yan Zong, Zhilian Yue, Pedro M. Martins, Jincheng Zhuang, Yi Du, Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Michael J. Higgins

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

The strain-mediated magnetoelectric (ME) coupling between piezoelectric (PE) and magnetostrictive (MS) components are established in various connectivities. Discovering new ME connectivity and elucidating the key factors governing the performance of ME composite are of critical importance to find advanced materials for modern electronics. Reported here is a novel ME coupling in 0-1 connectivity. The unique self-assembling ability of 1-dimension crystalline nanocellulose (CNC) nanowhiskers enables the establishment of ME coupling with 0-dimension cobalt ferrite (CFO) nanoparticles without the use of binder. The developed CFO/CNC 0-1 ME composites display a significant ME voltage coefficient (αME) as high as 0.135 mV cm−1 Oe−1. …


On Axon-Axon Interaction Via Currents And Fields, Aman Chawla Jul 2017

On Axon-Axon Interaction Via Currents And Fields, Aman Chawla

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In this dissertation, we investigate coupling between axons in a tract, when the tract has an arbitrary cross-section, with the coupling being mediated by currents as well as electric fields. Under the current mediated setting, we develop a new master equation which captures the relative axonal geometry, specifically, the axon inclinations θi and the inter-axon distances Wip and perform a number of simulations. We observe synchronization in our simulations of axons with differing diameters and separation-dependent coupling delays in the case of non-trivial tract geometries. For the field-mediated interaction setting, we determine the electric near-field of a firing …


Electromagnetic Design Of A Superconducting Twin Axis Cavity, S. U. De Silva, H. Park, J. R. Delayen, F. Marhauser, A. Hutton May 2017

Electromagnetic Design Of A Superconducting Twin Axis Cavity, S. U. De Silva, H. Park, J. R. Delayen, F. Marhauser, A. Hutton

Physics Faculty Publications

The twin-axis cavity is a new kind of rf superconducting cavity that consists of two parallel beam pipes, which can accelerate or decelerate two spatially separated beams in the same cavity. This configuration is particularly effective for high-current beams with low-energy electrons that will be used for bunched beam cooling of high-energy protons or ions. The new cavity geometry was designed to create a uniform accelerating or decelerating fields for both beams by utilizing a TM110 dipole mode. This paper presents the design rf optimization of a 1497 MHz twin-axis single-cell cavity, which is currently under fabrication.


Modeling Of Frame Structures Undergoing Large Deformations And Large Rotations, Hui Liu Aug 2016

Modeling Of Frame Structures Undergoing Large Deformations And Large Rotations, Hui Liu

Open Access Dissertations

Numerical simulation of large-scale problems in structural dynamics, such as structures subject to extreme loads, can provide useful insights into structural behavior while minimizing the need for expensive experimental testing for the same. These types of problems are highly non-linear and usually involve material damage, large deformations and sometimes even collapse of structures. Conventionally, frame structures have been modeled using beam-frame finite elements in almost all structural analysis software currently being used by researchers and the industry. However, there are certain limitations associated with this modeling approach. This research focuses on two issues, in particular, of modeling frame structures undergoing …


Testing Feasibility Of Inductive Power Coupling For Modern Applications, Andrew Burman Jun 2016

Testing Feasibility Of Inductive Power Coupling For Modern Applications, Andrew Burman

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

This project takes two bifilar tesla coils and uses them to find a % efficiency of power transfer as distances between the coils decrease. The reason this experiment is being conducted is to find possible implications for wireless charging of vehicles using similar style coils. This project conducted experiments on 60 Hz, 400 Hz, and 1 kHz frequencies for a small input signal. The general conclusion is that as the frequency increases more power can be transferred and higher efficiency of power transfer is seen. This project also concluded that it could be possible to get higher efficiency at a …


Coupling A Thermal Comfort Model With Building Simulation For User Comfort And Energy Efficiency, Katharina Boudier, Massimo Fiorentini, Sabine Hoffmann, Raghuram Kalyanam, Georgios Kokogiannakis Jan 2016

Coupling A Thermal Comfort Model With Building Simulation For User Comfort And Energy Efficiency, Katharina Boudier, Massimo Fiorentini, Sabine Hoffmann, Raghuram Kalyanam, Georgios Kokogiannakis

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part B

This paper describes a methodology for coupling an advanced model of the thermo-regulatory system of the human body that describes its physiological processes, a comfort model that evaluates thermal sensation and comfort, and the ESP-r building simulation software that computes the transient thermal response of a building model. The objective of this study was to utilise the physiology and comfort models to dynamically modify the heating and cooling temperature set points of a zone controller in ESP-r, in accordance with the computed human thermal sensation and achieve realtime thermal comfort management. The comunication between the software is managed by the …


Manipulating Coupling State And Magnetism Of Mn-Doped Zno Nanocrystals By Changing The Coordination Environment Of Mn Via Hydrogen Annealing, Yan Cheng, W Li, Weichang Hao, Huaizhe Xu, Zhongfei Xu, Li Rong Zheng, Jing Zhang, S X. Dou, Tianmin Wang Jan 2016

Manipulating Coupling State And Magnetism Of Mn-Doped Zno Nanocrystals By Changing The Coordination Environment Of Mn Via Hydrogen Annealing, Yan Cheng, W Li, Weichang Hao, Huaizhe Xu, Zhongfei Xu, Li Rong Zheng, Jing Zhang, S X. Dou, Tianmin Wang

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Mn-doped ZnO nanocrystals are synthesized by a wet chemical route and treated in H2/Ar atmosphere with different H2/Ar ratios. It is found that hydrogen annealing could change the coordination environment of Mn in ZnO lattice and manipulate the magnetic properties of Mn-doped ZnO. Mn ions initially enter into interstitial sites and a Mn3+O6 octahedral coordination is produced in the prepared Mn-doped ZnO sample, in which the nearest neighbor Mn3+ and O2 ions could form a Mn3+-O2--Mn3+ complex. After H2 annealing, interstitial Mn ions can substitute for Zn to generate the Mn2+O4 tetrahedral coordination in the nanocrystals, in which neighboring Mn2+ …


Interface-Enhanced Electron-Phonon Coupling And High-Temperature Superconductivity In Potassium-Coated Ultrathin Fese Films On Srtio3, Chenjia Tang, Chong Liu, Guanyu Zhou, Fangsen Li, Hao Ding, Zhi Li, Ding Zhang, Zheng Li, Canli Song, Shuaihua Ji, Ke He, Lili Wang, Xucan Ma, Qi-Kun Xue Jan 2016

Interface-Enhanced Electron-Phonon Coupling And High-Temperature Superconductivity In Potassium-Coated Ultrathin Fese Films On Srtio3, Chenjia Tang, Chong Liu, Guanyu Zhou, Fangsen Li, Hao Ding, Zhi Li, Ding Zhang, Zheng Li, Canli Song, Shuaihua Ji, Ke He, Lili Wang, Xucan Ma, Qi-Kun Xue

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Alkali-metal (potassium) adsorption on FeSe thin films with thickness from 2 unit cells (UC) to 4 UC on SrTiO3 grown by molecular beam epitaxy is investigated with a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope. At appropriate potassium coverage (0.20-0.25 monolayer), the tunneling spectra of the films all exhibit a superconductinglike gap which is overall larger than 11 meV (five times the gap value of bulk FeSe) and decreases with increasing thickness, and two distinct features of characteristic phonon modes at ∼11 and ∼21 meV. The results reveal the critical role of the interface-enhanced electron-phonon coupling for possible high-temperature superconductivity in ultrathin FeSe …